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repress

English

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Latin repressus, the perfect passive participle of reprim? (I repress).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /???p??s/
  • Rhymes: -?s

Verb

repress (third-person singular simple present represses, present participle repressing, simple past and past participle repressed)

  1. (transitive) To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.
  2. (transitive, by extension) To check; to keep back.
Synonyms
  • (forcefully preventing an upheaval from developing): to crush; to quell; to subdue; to suppress
  • (to keep back): to restrain; to hold back
Related terms
  • repression
  • repressive
Translations

Etymology 2

re- +? press

Verb

repress (third-person singular simple present represses, present participle repressing, simple past and past participle repressed)

  1. To press again.
    to repress a vinyl record

Noun

repress (plural represses)

  1. A record pressed again; a repressing.

Anagrams

  • Presser, presser

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overthrow

English

Pronunciation

  • Verb senses:
    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??v??????/
    • (General American) IPA(key): /?o?v????o?/
    • Rhymes: -??
  • Noun senses:
    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???v?????/
    • (General American) IPA(key): /?o?v????o?/
  • Hyphenation: over?throw

Etymology 1

From Middle English overthrowen, equivalent to over- +? throw. Compare Dutch overdraaien, German überdrehen, Old English oferweorpan (to overthrow).

For the noun sense, compare Middle English overthrow, overthrowe (destruction, downfall), from the verb.

Verb

overthrow (third-person singular simple present overthrows, present participle overthrowing, simple past overthrew, past participle overthrown)

  1. (transitive) To bring about the downfall of (a government, etc.), especially by force.
  2. (transitive, now rare) To throw down to the ground, to overturn.
Derived terms
  • overthrowable
  • overthrowal
  • overthrower
Translations

Noun

overthrow (plural overthrows)

  1. A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force.
  2. (archaic, rare) An act of throwing something to the ground; an overturning.
Hypernyms
  • downfall
Coordinate terms
  • collapse
Translations

Etymology 2

over- +? throw.

Verb

overthrow (third-person singular simple present overthrows, present participle overthrowing, simple past overthrew, past participle overthrown)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To throw (something) so that it goes too far.
Translations

Noun

overthrow (plural overthrows)

  1. (sports) A throw that goes too far.
    1. (cricket) A run scored by the batting side when a fielder throws the ball back to the infield, whence it continues to the opposite outfield.
Translations

References

Further reading

  • overthrow (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • throw over

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